FORMULA 1 hero David Coulthard was at the centre of a marriage mystery last night.

Claims emerged that he had wed his long-term girlfriend in a secret ceremony in Monaco. The Scots racing star, 42, is believed to have married model and TV host Karen Minier last month – with Prince Albert of Monaco as guest of honour.

His family refused to comment on the rumours sweeping his home town of Twynholm, Kirkcudbrightshire, last night

But a new entry on Belgian F1 presenter Minier’s own Wikipedia page claimed the pair got hitched in the Mediterranean principality on November 27.

The couple have been together for eight years and have a five-year-old son, Dayton.

When the Record contacted the Coulthard family last night, they refused to comment. His brother Duncan said: “That’s none of my business.”

But locals in Twynholm claimed the news had leaked out. A source said: “The word going round the town is that David flew his parents Duncan snr and Joyce over to Monaco and said he needed them to babysit for a wee while.

“But when they arrived, David surprised them with a wedding. It was all very secretive.”

Neither representatives of the F1 star nor official spokesmen for the royal family in Monaco responded to our calls.